[P2P-F] Fw: BFI Newsletter Vol. 13 No. 9

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BFI Updates   
 Prince Charles recognizes 2010 Challenge Winner, Allan Savory

HRH Prince Charles of Wales addressed the International Union for Conservation of Nature about the future of agriculture, specifically supporting the work of 2010
Challenge Winner The Savory Institute.

   
 

2012 Runner-up, Future of Fish selected for CharitySub

Future of Fish is featured on CharitySub, a subscription-model philanthropic site, and an innovative system to educate funders about the most important issues. For more
info or to sign up, click here

   
 SOCAP Selects 2012 Challenge Entrants as Featured Entrepreneurs

BFI is lead organization in Halloran Philanthropies and SOCAP's accelerator network. This year SOCAP will feature a number of projects we recommended, including, Eco- Fuel Africa and World Wide Hearing. Congratulations to all of them!

          
    
Trends and Perspectives   
 Life Magazine's Tribute to Bucky

Boing Boing partner, David Pescovitz, writes a heartfelt tribute to Bucky and "the importance of unintended consequences", accompanied by some beautiful and rare images. Read it here!


   
 John Cage Turns 100

John Cage would have turned 100 this year on September 5th. He and Bucky share a creative lineage through the Black Mountain College. At the BFI, we enjoyed taking the occasion to look back at his work. Check out a staff favorite of Cage's 100th Birthday reporting, from NPR,
here.


   
 Ornette: Made In America rereleased

For another look at Bucky's influence on music, check out this free-form documentary on jazz pioneer, Ornette Coleman, who lists Bucky as his chief artistic inspiration. Click here for a New Yorker review of the film.


   
 Tesla Fans Leap Into Action!

As we here know, great geeks have great supporters: When cartoonist Matthew Inman started an online funding campaign to turn Tesla's lab, Wardenclyffe into a museum, fans rushed to action, funding the project in 6 days. Help them out here!


          
    
Resources   
 Naked Value  Released

Howard Brown's Naked Value is available following a book launch at SVA on Friday. The book examines how smart businesses optimize their resource use, produce less waste, and give customers what they want!

   
 Unreasonable Institute Is Accepting Applications!

The Unreasonable Institute incubator is now accepting applications for their 2012 impact-entrepreneur fellowship program. Got what it takes?

   
 99% Invisible Begins It's Third Season

This "tiny radio show on design" (a BFI staff favorite) has just reached it's crowdfunding goal, and will begin it's third season this month! Listen here

   
 Boom and Leisure Newsletter Launches

Boom and Leisure, a newsletter on design events around the world has launched this month. Check it out!


          
    
Events   
 BFI at Bioneers, Discounted!

Bioneers is offering you a 20% discount if you register using promotional code BC12AO4 for a 20% discount. BFI will be presenting a panel on the Challenge at the Bioneers Conference in CA, Sunday, October 21st. Join us!

   
 Bucky & Black Mountain College

BFI is co-curating ReVIEWING Black Mountain College 4: Looking Forward at Buckminster Fuller's Legacy, September 28-30 in North Carolina. We look forward to seeing you there!

   
 BFI & Long Now

BFI is planning an event with The Long Now Foundation on October the 18th in San Francisco. More details to come, save the date!

   
 SOCAP12: Making Meaning Matter

Join Social Capital Markets in San Francisco October 1-4 for their world renowned conference on "the intersection of money and meaning". Register Now!

  
 R. Buckminster Fuller: The History (and Mystery) of the Universe

NC Stage Company presents a play "part autobiography, part TED talk" on Bucky's life and work, September 12 - October 7, 2012 in Asheville, NC.Book your tickets!

   
 DesigNYC's Recharging Communities Show

DesigNYC is showing this year's designer/non-profit collaborations, with work in areas as diverse and challenging as human trafficking, public transportation, prisoner reentry, food justice, workforce development and sustainable urban revitalization. Running from October 3-15 at GD
Cucine

  
 Celebrating The Harvard Bards of the 20th Century at Mount Auburn

Join a travelling outdoor poetry reading as they visit the graves of famous Cambridge poets at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, on October 8th from 2:30 - 5:00. More info here!

                  
Vol. 13 No. 8 
Support BFI 
The opportunities to do more in extending Bucky's legacy have never been more abundant. Now is the time to get involved and help ensure the sustainability and continued growth of BFI. Your financial support, no matter the size, makes a huge difference. Please support our work today!  

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The Compendium

This is one of our favorite items in the store. Please let us introduce you to The Compendium: A collection of many rare and out of print items documenting the amazing thoughts and inventions of R. Buckminster Fuller. With over 700 pages total, these originals, reprints and copies from 33 periodicals and publications represent more than 40 years of public discourse by and about Fuller. 
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From the Idea Index 


2009 Honorable Mention: Cycle for Health

Cycle for Health is a pedal powered catalyst that when placed into a failing rural East African transport system mobilizes medical resources, personnel and patients.Click here to read more!         
   
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